Collomena Explained

Collomena is a genus of moths of the family Nolidae described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1890. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index lists it as a synonym of Motya, but other databases such as Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms and Butterflies and Moths of the World list it as valid.^{[1] [2]}

Species

• Collomena chirica (Schaus, 1906) Mexico
• Collomena filifera (Walker, 1857) Antilles to Brazil
• Collomena fugax (Dyar, 1914) Panama
• Collomena haematopis (Hampson, 1912) Argentina (Tucuman)
• Collomena illegitima (Dyar, 1914) Panama
• Collomena inflexa (Morrison, 1875) Florida
• Collomena interstitia (Dyar, 1914) Panama, Costa Rica
• Collomena leucopis (Schaus, 1910) Costa Rica
• Collomena metaphaea (Hampson, 1912) Panama
• Collomena murora (Dyar, 1914) Panama
• Collomena olivaris (Dyar, 1912) Mexico
• Collomena siopera (Dyar, 1914) Panama, Mexico

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . September 9, 2019 . Collomena Möschler, 1890 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . August 5, 2020.
2. Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . November 5, 2004 . Collomena Möschler, 1890 . Butterflies and Moths of the World . . August 5, 2020.